Coshocton County, Ohio - Chapter 70: White Eyes Township, 1881

Chapter 70: White Eyes Township

IN the commissioners' journal appears the following record under date of Monday, December 1, 1823 : " Petition received and granted by commissioners to set off a new township to include parts of Mill Creek and Oxford townships, and bounded as follows : beginning at the southeast corner of township 7, range 5, thence north two and one-half miles, thence west two and onehalf miles to the center of said township, thence south two and one-half miles to the township line, thence west two and one-half miles to the northwest corner of township 6, range 5, thence south two and one-half miles, thence east two and onehalf miles to the center of township 6, thence south two and one-half miles to the township line, thence east two and one-half miles to the southeast corner of township 6, range 6, thence north two and one-half miles, thence east two and one-half miles to the center of township 6, range 4, thence north two and one-half miles to the township line, thence west two and one-halt miles to the place of beginning.''

As thus instituted the township consisted of three-fourths of what is now Lafayette township, the northeast, northwest and southeast quarters, the northwest quarter of Oxford township and only the southeast quarter of White Eyes township as it now stands. When the change to its present boundaries was made is not shown by the records, but it must have been prior to 1835, for in that year the last of the townships was organized as they now appear. It is now five miles square, being township 7 of range 5 as originally surveyed. On the north it touches Crawford township, on the east Adams, on the South Lafayette and on the west Keene.

The surface is usually hilly. In the southwestern corner, which is within a mile of the Tuscarawas river, is seen a gently undulating plain, extending into Keene and Lafayette townships. Like other similar tracts in was scantily timbered when first settled. White Eyes creels is the principal stream. It enters from the north and flows in a southerly direction. Near the center of its course in this township it receives its two main branches, known as the Middle and East Forks. The latter flows almost directly west from Adams township; the former in a southwesterly direction from Crawford township. Along the valley of White Eyes creek the view is ofttimes quite picturesque. The valley is often narrow, and the bordering hillsides steep and precipitous. Huge frowning ledges of sandstone project from these or rise again perpendicularly forty feet, sometimes from the water's edge. Numerous fissures where these rocks have been rent asunder attest the operation here of the mighty forces of nature. Sometimes a solitary mass of rocks is seen standing in bold relief at the top of some towering hill.

In the northern part of the township, about a half mile south of Chili, is an ancient fortification. It stands on an elevated, level piece of ground ; is oval or oblong in shape, and encloses more than an acre of ground. The embankment has been greatly worn down by repeated plowings, and years ago it was four or five feet high. One end of the '' fort " approaches close to an abrupt bluflf and overlooks the White Eyes creek valley from a height of forty or fifty feet. Many trinkets, as stone axes, flints, etc., have been found in this vicinity

The name of the township and that of its main stream was doubtless given in honor of Captain White Eyes, a noted Delaware chieftain, who dwelt in the Tuscarawas valley.

The western half of the township is congress land. It was surveyed into half sections of three hundred and twenty acres each by Ebenezer Buckingham, in 1803. The eastern half comprises two military sections of four thousand acres each. The northern of these was owned by David Lynn, of Allegheny county, Maryland. He never settled on it, but sold it gradually to incoming settlers. About five hundred acres were sold off the northeastern part very early - two hundred and fifty of this to Martin Baum, of Cincinnati, February 1, 1801, for. two hundred and fifty dollars. About 1820 the remainder of - the section was surveyed into twenty-eight lotsof about one hundred and twenty-five acres each, by James Ravenscraft, he receiving, it is said,- one lot in compensation for his services.

The other section, consisting of the southeast quarter of the township, was owned by Jacob Bowman, of Brownsville, Fayette county, Pennsylvania. In May, 1S12, it was surveyed into twenty-five lots of one hundred and sixty acreseach, by Joseph H. Larwill. In 1816, Mr. Bowman sold three of these lots, Nos. 17, 18 and 23^- to John Henders"bn, for twelve hun'i'red dollars, but he reserved nearly the entire section until the surrounding country was well settled and the value of the land greatly enhanced. The settle-, ment of this part of the township was consequently much retarded.

It is not known who was the first settler of White Eyes township, but among the earliestwas Robert Culbertson, who settled on the plainsin the southwest quarter of section 25, about 1813 or 1814. He died in the fall of 1815, andhis family rented the place and removed from, the vicinity.

It is said that a Mr. Bay, before the war of 1812, settled upon the northeast quarter of section 7, and thus became the first settler in the township, and that he afterward sold the place to Michael Frock, also an early settler. Why he should have selected this rough piece of land, far removed from any settlement or stream of any size, is unknown. Jerry Hostetler, a Pennsylvanian, about 1817, settled on section' 28.

Michael Stonehocker, about 1816, settled upon the southwest quarter of section 16. He came here from Jefferson county, not far from Smithfield, but was originally from Virginia. After residing here for a time, he removed to Washington county, and remained there four years. He then went to Powshiek county, Iowa, where he died in 1865. His brother, Jacob Stonehocker, removed from Jefferson county to Tuscarawas county about 1811, and to this township the year after Michael came. He purchased and settled upon the north-west quarter of section '25, where he remained till his death. John Dicky had entered this quarter, but had lived here only about six months when he became sick, and, thinking that he had located too near the river, sold his claim and removed to Mill Creek township, where he died. . Matthias Huller settled in this same section about 1820. He was from Pennsylvania, and years afterward removed to the western part of this State.

As previously stated, John Henderson purchased three lots, or 480 acress, in the Bowman -section, in 1816. His brother, George, was interested with him in a portion of this property, and both were occupants. They were from Washington county, Pennsylvania. George died on his farm, at an advanced age, in. 1868.

The Ravenscrafts, James, William and John, came to the township, from Virginia, as early as 1820, and became prominent in this locality. James was the owner of lots 6 and 13 of the Lynn section, and William of lot 4. William had been a revolutionary soldier. The former took a leading part in county affairs. He was a surveyor by and filled the office of county surveyer for a number of years. He also served as oounty commissioner and State senator. He died in this townshsp about 1854.

Michael Frock came to the northeast quarter section 7, in 1818. He was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, May 9, 1785, and married to EUzabeth Seldenright in 1807. He was the first justice of the peace in this township. His wife died in 1856 and he survived her fifteen years, reaching the advanced age of eighty-six.

Abner Kimball, in 1818, settled upon a tract of 600 acres, lots 12, 14, 18 and 19, of the Lynn section. He was from New Hampshire, and died in 1870. John McPherson, from Virginia, was a resident of the townshp, from 1821 to 1834. He had been a soldier in Anthony Wayne's army. McCaskey, from Donegal county, Ireland, came in 1819, and remained upon the same farm until his death, in 1871. He was eighty-six years of age. His wife died in 1862, in her eightieth /ear. Henry Cliplever was in the township, perhaps as early as 1815. He settled upon lot 7, of the Lynn section, and died a few years later. jJunkin Mulvane and John Tipton came about

1816. The former settled upon lot 11, of tlie Lynn section, and, about 1842, removed to Union county. Tipton was the possessor of the west half of the northwest quarter of section 16. He' afterward moved further west. James Sondals was another early settler, occupying the northwest quarter of section 8. He remained in the township only a few years.

Robert Boyd, from Donegal county, Ireland, came to the township in 1824, and died a few years later. John Carnahan came in 1826 and, in the following year, his father and the rest of his family - Adam, James, Eleanor, Andrew, Thompson, William, Nancy, Eliza and Hugh. The family was originally from Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. John, the first named, died November 21, 1869, aged sixty-three years. John Schuck,from Cumberland, Maryland, abont 1825, settled upon 200 acres, lot 22, and a portion of 23, of the Lynn section. He had traded a town lot, with a log-cabin upon it, at his former residence, for this farm. John Alexander came to the township in 1826, and settled upon lot 21, Lynn section. He was originally from Tyrone county, Ireland, was one of the earliest justices in White Eyes, and died in 1854. About 1825, Aaron D. Camp settled a short distance south of Avondale. The Winkleplecks, too, John, George and Jacob, were early occupants of this township. The State of Pennsylvania was most numerously represented in the early settlement of the township, though it by no means furnished all the pioneers.

George Winklepleok kept the first postoffice, at an earlj- day, in the northern part of the township. Some j'ears after Chili was laid out it was removed to that place. The next office was Munnsville, in the western part of the township, at which James McMunn was first postmaster. He was succeeded by John Carnahan. William Carnahan, John Jack and C. C. Hamilton afterward held the appointment. The office has been withdrawn since the establishment of the office at Avondale. This is a collection of twenty or more houses in the eastern part of the township, near the junction of White Eyes creek and Middle Fork. No town plat was ever made of the land in this vicinity, and the houses are widely scatr tered, some perched upon the hills and others in the meadows helow, but it has the appearance of a thrifty little village. J. M. Ferrell started a store here in 1865, and the next year William J. Maley built a blacksmith shop. The postoffice established here about this time, was named Boyd's Mills, and Jacktown was the sobriquet which the village received. This name did not meet with the approbation of the villagers, and in 1875, in convention assembled, through the medium of the ballot-box, they expressed their choice of a new name. Avondale was the title selected, the name of the postoffice, by petition, was 9hanged to it, and it has gradually superseded the ancient designation. There are here at present two dry goods stores, owned by J. M. Ferrell and C, E. Miller ; one grocery, G. 0. Ferrell ; two blacksmith shops, two shoe shops, and one hotel, conducted by J. P. Benjamin. A triweekly mail is received from West Lafayette.

The oldest and best known mill in the township was first built by William M. Boyd, an early settler of Keene township, in 1831, at what is now Avondale. He remained in possession of it until 1847, when he sold it to Henry Winklepleck. Soon after Mr. Winklepleck died and the property passed into the hands of Adam Gardner. He operated it a great many years, and then sold it to Thomas Elliott, who disposed of it to John P. Benjamin. The dam was torn away by a freshet several years ago and has not been repaired. It contained two run of stone, and did an extensive and satisfactory business for nearly fifty years.

Another mill was located about a mile further up the stream. It was operated successively by by Mr. Headley, William Frazy , Andrew Croy and David Eeed. It suspended about 1860.

Jame§ Evans built a saw-mill at an early date in the northern part of the township, on lot 24 After some time he sold it to George and Henry Winklepleck. It remained in the Winklepleck family until about 1865, when it was sold to John Bowman. A short time before this, a grist-mill was added, and with it, steam power, which is used when the water is low. A fulling-mill was also operated in connection with the saw-mill for a few years, while under the management of the Winkleplecks. The grist-mill contains two run, of buhrs, and is now doing a fine business.

Frederick Everhart erected a saw-mill on Middle Fork, in the northern part of the township^ which ceased to operate under the ownership of Lewis Swigert.

There are at present seven religious societies in the township, three Methodist Episcopal, one United Presbyterian, one United Brethren and two " Union " churches.

The White Eyes Methodist church was organized about 1852. In that year the first house of worship, a frame buildirig, was erected on the lot. donated by William E. Boyd, in the southeast, quarter of section 6. Eev. Boggs was the first minister. The early members included Robert. R. Boyd and wife, Robert Adams and wife, William Adams and wife, William Carnahan and wife, Francis Boyd and wife, Mrs. Isabella Boyd^ Mary Boyd and Mrs. Nancy McCuUough. The present church was erected in 1876. It is a neat frame, thirty by thirty-six feet in size. The pastor is Rev. T. G. Roberts. The membership is seventy-three. A Sunday-school is held only during the summer.

Chili Methodist Episcopal (German) church was organized in the spring of 1875 by Rev. Charles Cook. He was stationed in the Dover circuit, and for nearly a year before the classwas organized had been holding a series of meetings in the school-house and in private houses in this vicinity until he gathered together a suflBcient number of members to start a society. The original members were Philip Gebhard and wife,. Christian Leindecker, Valentine Hothem and wife, John Eberwine, John Bender and Charles Souerbrey. The membership has since increased to sixty. During the summer of 1875 the church was built on a lot donated by Gottlieb Fellas, close to the Crawford towhship line. It is a frame building, and in its erection involved an expenditure of $1,200. The dedicatory sermon was delivered by Rev. George Schwint, in the fall of 1875. During the ensuing winter Rev. 0. C. Klocksiem, the second minister, conducted an interesting and successful revival. He remained on this appointment three years, and was succeeded by John Haas, who was pastor two years. Eev. William Andree, the present pastor, followed him.

Jacob Miller was the first luperintendent of the Sunday-school. Philip Gebhard acts in that at present. The school numbers about .«ixty, and is open during the summer season only.

Kimball's Methodist Episcopal church, the oldest in the township, was organized about the year 1819, by Rev. Thomas Ruggles. On the roll of pioneer members were the names of Abner Kimball, John Schuck, Nathan Spellman, Edward Mc- <]iarvey and wife, Gabriel Hedley, Ehzabeth Hedley, John Little, and others. Meetings were held for a few years at Abner Kimball's house, and also in a school-house that stood on Junkin Mulvanfe's farm. A log church was built in 1831, on lot 19 of the Lynn section. One of the early , schools was taught here by Joseph Townsley. It was replaced in 1866 by the frame church now in use, the present valuation of which is $700. Eev. T. G. Roberts is the present pastor, commencing his term of service in September, 1880. The present church membership is sixty. A Sunday- -school was organized in 1856, which is now superintended by Zachariah Everhart, and has a membership of fifty.

The Avondale United Presbyterian church was organized at the central school-house, three-fourths of a mile from Avondale, in May, 1872, by Rev. Andrew McCartney. It was formed by a union -of White Eyes congregation and Oak Grove congregation, originally an Associate Reformed and Associate Presbyterian congregation. The principal original members were Samuel Boyd, John Dagherty, Thomas Elliott, W. H. Park, John Boyd, Daniel Smith, Madison Warren, Robert Dickey and Samuel Weir ; the elders were Campibell, Warren and James T. Boyd. The church, a neat frame building, at Avondale, was erected in 1873, at a cost of about $1,900 Since the organization there has been no settled pastor. Rev. Andrew McCartney was stated supply for one and a half years, half time. Rev. T. H. Pollock for one year, and Rev. William Wishart for six months. The membership is now fifty.

White Eyes Regular Baptistchurch, located on lot il, Lynn section, was organized in 1839, with fourteen members. In 1854, the membership reached sixty. From that time the number decreased, and a few years ago the congregation met and disbanded, having at the time about fifteen members. The ministers who have served this church as pastors are as follows : H. Sayer, B. White, R. R. Whitaker, A. W. Odor, J. W. and H. Broom. The house of worship was a small frame. In the summer of 1880 it was rebuilt by the people in this vicinity, irrespective of church affinities, and has thus been divested of its strictly denominational character.

A similar " union " church stands on lot 2 of the same section. A United Brethren congregation built a frame church here as early as 1845. Solomon Reed, Adam Deeds and William P. Murphy, were leading members of the society which was never very large. It disbanded about 1865. In October, 1876, it was resolved by a few of the farmers of this neighborhood to rebuild the church. This was accomplished in the following year, through the efforts of Solomon Deeds, Robert Miller, C. C. Geese, John Philabam, James Moore, and others. Itis now known as Union Chapel and was dedicated June 22, 1878, by Rev. Philip Kelser, a Methodist Episcopal minister, assisted by William P. Murphy, a Christian Union, and Thomas Pollack a United Presbyterian minister. Rev. William P. Murphy is the present minister of this independent congregation.

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ADAMS WILLIAI^, Bedford township, shoemaker, postoffice West Bedford, born in 1820, in Jefferson county. He came to this county in 1834 with his father, John Adams, who was born in 1792, in Maryland. He came to Jefferson county in 1806, and was married in 1818 to Miss Margaret Donley, of that county, who was born in Pennsylvania. He died in 1875, and she died in 1872. They were the parents of five children, the subject of this sketch being the oldest. He was married in 1855 to Miss Ann McCullough, -of this county, who was born in 1827, in Delaware.

ADAMS E. W., Eoscoe postoffice, farmer and lumber dealer, born January 24, 1832, in Keene township, son of J Q. Adams, a New Englander bv birth and of English descent ; married October 3, 1866, to Miss OHvia M., daughter of Alanson Gleason, of Ashtabula county. Their family consists of five children, viz: Lora L., John Q-, Dorothy A., Edward G. and Clifford G. In 1872 the firm, Adams & Gleason, lumber dealers, was established in North Roscoe. Their stock consists of both rough and dressed lumber and they manufacture frames and all kinds of supplies used for building purposes.

ADAMS THOMAS, White Eyes township, farmer, is a native of this county, and was born in 1839. His father, John Adams, emigrated to this country from Ireland and settled in White Eyes at an early date. Thomas was drafted in 1862, and employed John Bowman, of Columbus, as his substitute. He married November 29, 1866, Miss AngeUne Wilhelm, daughter of Samuel Wilhelm. She was born in this county in 1844. They have two children - Ida R., born in 1867; Eeo Alva, born 1877.

ADAMS G. W., Virginia township, born in Coshocton county, Ohio, February 23, 1827; married January 2. 1854. Mr. Adams has been blessed with eight children, two of whom are married and six are still living with their parents. Mr. Adams is engaged in farming. Postoffice Dresden, Muskingum county, Ohio.

ADAMS C. E., Virginia township, born in this county March 15, 1822, son of Beal and Betsey Adams, grandson of George and Anna Adams. He was married January 12, 1843. Mr. Adams has been blessed with twelve children, six of whom are living and six are dead. Postoffice Adams' Mills. ,

ADAMS ALEX., White Eyes township, farmer, born in 1847, in this township, the son of John Adams and Jane (McCuUough) Adams, who were both natives of Ireland, and came to this country in 1832, and settled in Keene township. They then moved upon eighty acres he entered in White Eyes, and subsequently bought the Cassady place, where he now resides. August 9, 1877, Alexander Adams married Margaret Cutshall, of Crawford township, the daughter of John Cutshall. They lived on the McBratney place one year, next moved to George county, Nebraska, where Mr. Adams entered a quartersection. After living on that one year, he sold it and bought eighty acres near the same place, on which he lived seven months, and then returned to White Eyes, where he now resides. They hkve one child, Jennie Rosalie, born July 22, 1878.

son of Robert Addy and Samuel and Lydia (Hartly) Norris. He enlisted February 22, 1864, in Company H, Fifty-first 0. V. I., under Captain Samuel Stevens. He took part in the engagements at Tunnel Hill, Resaca, Cassville, Dalton, Kennesaw Mountain, and Peaohtree Creek. Arriving at Atlanta, they v?ent to Jonesboro, thence to Atlanta again, thence to Chattanooga, then to Athens, Alabama, from there to Pulaski, thence to Franklin and Nashville, then to winter quarters, thence to Nashville, and from there to Texas, and was discharged Nobember 4, 1865. He was married October 5, 1866, to Miss Sarah J. Norris, daughter of Matilda (Maple) and Jacob Norris. The ancestors were : William and Anna Smyth Norris, William and Sarah (Johnson) Maple, great great grand-daughter of Ca-tharine (Bridgewater) Johnson. She was born in Adams township, December 20, 1848. This union has been blessed with five children, viz : Mary A., born October 14, 1867; Martha E., born September 26, 1869; Amanda E., born May 16, 1872; Matilda, born November 24, 1874; Orla, born February 20, 1878.

ALMACK D. E., Jefferson township, was born October 15, 1843, in Perry township, Coshocton county, postoffioe, Mohawk Village ; son of K. L. and Caroline (Johns) Almack ; was brought up on a farm and educated in district schools. At the age of eighteen he enlisted in Company H, Ninety-seventh 0. V. I. ; served three years under Captain C. C. Nichols, in the Army of the Cumberland, Second Division Fourth Army Corps. He was in the battles of Stone River, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Resaca, Dalton, Adairsville, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Columbia, Tennessee, Springhill, Franklin and Nashville. He was severely wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, and was taken to hospital No. 1, Nashville, Tennessee, where he remained three months, when he again joined his regiment at Chattanooga. In 1865, He was honorably discharged at Nashville, and nmstered out at Columbus. He was married to Miss Delila Meredith, November 4, 1867, who died September 12, 1868. Mr. Almack was married to his second /wife, Miss Rebecca Richards, January 4, 1870, daughter of Joseph and Rebecca (Meredith) Richards. Their children are Francis M., Jay Quincy, and Kinsey D. Mr. Almack has been engaged in merchandising since 1868, in Mohawk Village, where be is doing a good business.

ALMACK L. F., Jefferson township, was born January 15, 1846, in P^rry township, Coshocton county; son of K. L. and Caroline (Johns) Almack, and grandson of Thomas and Dorcas (Cullison) Almack, and David Johns. He -was brought up on a farm, and educated in district schools, and followed farming till 1872, when he began the grocery business in Mohawk Village, and continued three years, since when he has been engaged as clerk in his brother's store. He was married to Miss Hester Mikesell, February 7, 1869, daughter of Philip and Orpha (Gerrard) Mikesell. James R., born November 6, 1869, is their only child.

ALMACK J. W., merchant. Pike township. He was born in 1846, in Perry township. His father, J. C. Almack, was born in 1800, in Baltimore county, Maryland, and came to this county in 1827. He was married in 1826 to Mary Richards, who was bom in 1806, in Belmont county, Ohio. Mr. Almack died in 1873; Mrs. Almack, in 1880. They were the parents of eight children. The subject of this sketch, the seventh, was married in 1876 to Sarah Preston, who was born in this county in 1856. Mr. Almack was in the mercantile business in Mohawk Village and Coshocton prior to locating in West Carlisle, to which place he came in 1878, and where he now has an excellent stock of goods.

ALPETER J. J., Crawford township, farmer, postoffice, Buena Vista, Ohio; son of John Alpeter, deceased, who was a farmer and stone mason. He was born January 12, 1814, in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany; came to America in 1848, and located first near Rogersville, Tuscarawas county, where he remained nearly two years ; thence tonear Carlisle, Holmes county, where he remained five years ; after which he came to the homestead, where he died April 3, 1876. Mr. Alpeter was married in the fall of 1840 to Miss Catharine, daughter of Henry and Charlotte (Miller) Hoop- , rich. They became the parents of seven children, viz: Adam, John (deceased), Frederick, Elizabeth, Caroline, John J. and Ilenry. Mr. Alpeter began business in America with but $200, but, by industry and good management, he left a good farm for his children and aged widow, who shared the toils and hardships of his early ^ life.

ALTMAN B. P., Jefferson township, miller, postoffice, Warsaw; born September 6, 1847, in Holmes county, Ohio; son of Elijah and Mary (Beck) Altman, and grandson of Isaac Altman and Michael Beck. ' Until the age of twenty-three he attended school and assisted his father on the farm, saw-mill and_flouring-mill. He then went to Indiana, then back to Ohio and then to Mis- ' souri, and remained there about six months, after which he came home and has been engaged at milling in the following named mills, viz : Becks' Helmeck's, Princeton and Warsaw mills, where he is at present doing a good business. He was married October 17, 1875, to Miss Lydia Cross, daughter of John and Roda (Swan) Cross. They have two children - Flora N., born June 30, 1877, and Rosa N., born November 5, 1879.

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AMANS BENJAMIN, Oxford township, farmer, postoffice, Evansburghj.Ohio; son of Isaac and Jane (Robinson) Amans; was born in 1843, in this county. He was raised on the farm and has always followi'd that occupation. Mr. Amans enlsited, in 1862, in company C, Fifty-second regiment 0. V. I., and served three years. He fought under Sherman and McCook, and was engaged in the battles of Chioamauga, Kenesaw Mountain, Stone River and numerous others of less importartce. He was married September 3, 1868, to Miss Anna M. Loos, of this county They are the parents of five children, viz: Isaac (deoeased), John W. (deceased), Ananias, Eliza E., and Rosa A. (deceased).

ANDERSON DR. J. & SON, druggists. No. 218 Main street, Coshocton. Dr. Anderson is a native of Guernsey county, Ohio, where he was born September 8, 1820. He received his education in the district and select schools of that county, after which he attended the Cincinnati college of medicine and surgery, from which he graduated in 1862. He entered upon the practice of his profession at Port Washington, Tuscarawas county, where he remained one year. He then came to Keene, this county, where he practiced with success and acceptance some years. In 1868 he came to Coshocton and engaged in the drug business in which he still continues. He occupies pleasant and commodious rooms in Central hall block, where he keeps fi very large and complete stock of pure drugs, .chemicals, patent medicines, trusses, toilet articles, fancy goods, paints, oils, varnishes, dye stuffs, miscellaneous and school books, wall paper, etc., etc., etc.

ANDERSON GEORGE H., Bedford township, farmer, postoffice, Tunnel Hill, borp in 1827, in Muskingum county, Ohio, and was married in 1856 to Miss Elizabeth Story, of Zanesville, xvho was bom in 1835 in Perry county, Ohio. They came to this county in 1862, and are the parents of three children, viz: J. A., Clara E. and Isaac G.

ANDERSON WILLIAM, Pike township, postoffice, Fraysburgh, Muskingum county, farmer and stock raiser, born in Maryland, in 1807, settled in this county in 1817 ; son of Joshua and Sarah (Fairall) Anderson. Mr. Anderson's father died in 1809, and his mother in 1880. The subject of this sketch was married in 1831, to Miss Mariah Riley, daughter of William and Hannah (Long) Riley. They are the parents of the following children, viz: George W., Isaac C, Mary J., John H., who enlisted in 1862 in Company A, Seventy-sixth regiment. Captain Lemert; Phoebe A., Eunice T., Truman B., Joshua B. and Sarah M. All are married.

in 1817, and settled in Steubenville, lived there four years, then came to Coshocton county, Keene township. Mr. Anderson says he remembers distinctly- of sending about three miles to get William Boyd and the only ax in the neighborhood, to cut the brush from between the George Beaver farm and Mr. Andrews' present home. He is a son of Gabriel and Catharine (Bechtol) Andrews, anij grand-son of John Andrews. He was married to Miss Pricilla Snyder April 9, 1840, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, daughter of George and Mary (Kersy) Snyder ; grand-daughter of Noah and Hetty (Bechtol) Kersy; and great grand-daughter of John and Catharine (Ritter) Kersy. The children born to them were Secillia, born January 1, 1843 ; G. G., born March 29, 1845; and John L., July 20, 1855.

ANDREWS G. G., Coshocton; liveryman, of the firm of Snyder & Andrews; was born March 27, 1845, in Keene township, Coshocton county, Ohio ; son of John Andrews, American born, of Irish ancestry. Young Andrews was raised on the farm, where he remained until he was about twenty-three years old, when he took a contract from the government to caj ry United States mail from this city to Millersburgh, Holmes county. He held this route for eight years. In July, 1874, he engaged in his present business, at the corner of Main and Second streets. This firm keep an average of ten horses and suitable rigs, such as barouches, carriages, buggies, sample wagons, sleighs, etc., also keeps a sale and feeding stable Mr. Andrews was married January 12, 1871, to Miss Sarah L. Munn, daughter of Samuel Munn, of Keene township.

ANGLE DANIEL, Adams township ; farmer ; postoffice, Evansburgh ;' born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, March 18, 1811; son of Jacob and Rebecca (Smith) Angle, and grandson of John Angle and Adam Smith. He went to Cambria county, Pennsylvania, in 1844, and in 1850 came to Jefferson county, Ohio, and after remaining there about thirteen years, he moved to Adams township, Coshocton county, and has remained there since. He was married March 11, 1830, to Nancy Gossaid, daughter of John and Mariah (Keifer) Gossaid, who died October 15, 1853. They were the parents of three children - Daniel, born January 12, 1835, Jacob, born April 6, 1833, and Malachi, born November 5, 1839. He was married in February, 1855, to Sarah Gilly, who died December 2, 1879. 'They had one child, William, born October 31, 1855. Malachi was married April 12, 1868, to Alice Crawshaw, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Ellis) Crawshaw, born in Chester, England, July 4, 1842. They have three children - Joseph C, born December 12, 1868, George, born May 22, 1873 and Lucy J., born January 12, 1878.

AEMSPAUGH GIDEON, Monroe township; was born May 25, 1803, in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, son of George and Catharine (Lookenbill) Armspaugh, and grandson of George Armspaugh, who is of.German descent. In 1811 he came, with his parents, to Oxford township, Coshocton county, where he lived until 1863, when he removed to Monroe township, and resides there at present on his farm. By honest industry and economy he has acquired and saved enough to keep him in comfort during the remainder of his days. He says he remembers distinctly the first Indian he ever saw, was Chief Doughty, who came down the Walhonding river, crossed the Muskingum to Colonel Willian's soloon and got a coffee pot full of whisky and returned the way he came. Mr. Armspaugh was married to Miss Mary Groom, daughter of George and Nancy A. (Fletcher) Groom, who were English. Lewis T., born November 21, 1837, is their only child. Mr. Armspaugh is a farmer in Monroe township. He was married to Miss Margret McPeek. Their children are Marshall and Ida Bell. Mrs. ArmspaUgh died March 30, 1864. After her death he married Mrs. Pardy, a widow, whose maiden name was Mary Conner, daughter of James and Ann (Ddhglas) Conner, granddaughter of Cornelius and Anna (Powelson) Douglas. The children by his first marriage are Calvin C, Isaiah, Francis, James, Isaac and Martha I.

ARTHURS THOMAS, city of Coshocton; foreman paper mills; born in 1828 in Ireland; son of Edward Arthurs. Young Arthurs was raised on the farm until 17 years of age, when he came to America and went into a paper mill in Steubenville, Ohio, whcire he remained until 1863, when he took charge of the mill where he is at present engaged. Mr. A: was married April 27, 1852, to Miss Anne Kalley, daughter of Gilbert Kalley, of County Down, Ireland. They have had ten children, three of whom - John, Elizabeth and Thomas - have deseased. Their living children are William K., Ellie, Mary Anne, Josephine, Annie, James and Edward.

ASCHBAKER JOSEPH, Linton township; farmer, postoffi.ce,Plainfield; born June 28, 1853, in Linton township; son of John and Mary Anne (Bordenkircher) Aschbaker, natives of Germany, came to America about 1839 and located on the farm now owned by their son Joseph, who was married September 14, 1875 to Miss Magdalena, daughter of George and Elizabeth (Lash) Shue, a native of Alsace, France. They became the parents of two children - Henry Edward, and Mary Elizabeth. He also-had two brothers, David and Jacob, in the late war, in which David contracted the disease which caused his death. Joseph's father died September 22, 1857.

ASHCRAFT "JACOB, Pike township; postoffice. West Carlisle; farmer and stock raiser;: born in this county in 1832, son of Jacob and Martha Ashcraft. *He was married in 1857 to Miss Liddie Russell, daughter of William and Harriott Russell. They are the parents of twelvechildren - Willianl S., George W., Thomas (deceased), Norah, Mary N., Harriott K., Russell E.,. Arthur and Jacob L. Two are married.

AXLINE JOHN, Jefferson towhship; farmer; postoffice, Warsaw ; was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, April 6, 1846; son of Ph'ilip and Eleanor (Lyle) Axline, and grandson of Jacob Axline, and Robert and Ellen M. Lyle, and' is of German,, Scotch and Irish descent. He attended school and farmed until the age of nineteen ; he then worked in Wise's woolen mills, in Holmes county, for over two years, then in Beck's mills the greater part of three years. After that he worked on a sawmill and farmed for about six years in Holmes county, then moved to Jefferson township, thiscounty, where he has followed farming for the past six years. He was married December 12,. 1866, to Miss Parmelia Wise, daughter of Peter and Esther (Baum) Wise, and granddaughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Tombaugh) Wise, also of Peter and Rachel (Bryfogle) Baum, of Pennsylvania (of German descent), and great granddaughter of George Tombaugh. She was born May 2, 1845. They have three children, viz:: Jesse F., born April 1, 1868 ; Laura E., born August 10, 1871, and William S., born October 29, 1877.

AYRES S. H., born March 18, 1841, in Coshocton county, Jefferson township ; spn of James and Mary (Killpatrick) Ayers, and grandson of William and Susan (Hall) Ayres, and of Hugh and Sarah (Quick) Killpatrick. He was born on a farm and lived with his parents till the death of his father; when at the age of eight years he went, to live with his brother-in-law where he remained till the age of twenty-one. Being .a natural" genius he began the shoemaker trade without an instructor, at which he made rapid progress, and soon he engaged as a journeyman for White, of Coshocton, where he worked for some time. . He then took up the carpenter trade in like manner.. On the 20th of December, 1878, he was appointed postmaster at Spring Mountain. He was married to Miss Mary E. Conner, December 18, 1868,. daughter of James and Mary (Holt) Conner, and granddaughter of James Conner.

BAAD CHRISTIAN G., Crawford township; boot and shoemaker; postoffice. New Bedford,. Ohio; was born December 25, 1830, in Wertcmberg, Germany ; son of John Godfried and Christiana (Schiess) Baad. He came to America in.

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1846, and located in Crawford township, and went to his present trade when about sixteen years of age. October 1, 1864, he enlisted in Company G, Thirty-eighth C( V. I., and served one year under General Sherman, and was honorably discharged at Columbus. Mr. Baad has held the office of notary public and several township offices, all of which he efficiently filled. Married January 9, 1855, to Miss Doratha Grammes, and they are the parents of four children, Daniel J., Christian F., John G. and Frederick E. L. Mr. - Baad was married the second time May 17, 1866, to Mary Anne, daughter of Michael and Mary Anne (Kied) Schweitzer. Their children are George M., Mary A., Lizzie J., Rosalee M., Charles H. and Franklin 0. Mr. Baad is an intelligent, first-rate work man.

BABCOCK D. W., Mill Creek township; merchant; postofl&ce, Mound; born in 1838, in this county. His father, Eleazer Baboock, was born in 1801, near Dartmouth college. He came to this county in 1812, and was married in 1831, to Miss Elizabeth Elliot, of this county. She was bom in 1809, in New York. He died in 1873. She died in 1859. They were the parents of eight children, the subject of this sketch being the fourth. He was married in 1875, to Miss Sarah AUishouse, of Holmes county, Ohio, who was born in 1849. They are the parents of two cljildren, Nora A. and Londa. Mr. Babcock built the store room he is in, and put in the stock of merchandise in the spring of 1880. He has lots for sale near his store.

,BACHMAN BAETHOLOMEW, dealer in groceries, provisions and liquors, corner of Second and Chestnut streets, Coshocton. Mr. Bachman is a native of Austria, and emigrated to America in 1867, and located in Coshocton, where he engaged in stone-cutting, which he followed until 1875. He then established his present business. He occupies rooms in his own building, twenty by sixty feet, where he keeps a large, firstclass stock of staple and fancy groceries, confectioneries, bread, plain and fancy cakes and pies of all kinds, tobaccos and cigars, fruits and vegetables, and dealer in all kinds oi country produce, stone and wooden ware, sugar-cured and pickled meats, bologna and fish, flour and salt, and a full line of miners' and laborers' wear and supplies. Also a large stock of foreign and domestic brandies, wines, gins, beer, ales and blackberry wines of the best American brands. *

BAHMEE VALENTINE A., Adams township; shoemaker; postoffice, Bakersville; born in Bucks township, Tuscarawas county, June 15, 1841 ; son of Valentine and Elizabeth (Thomas) Bahmer, and grandson of Valentine and Louisa (Metz) Bahmer. He began his trade in the fall of 1856, with John Eckhart, of Eogersville, remaining about two and one-half years. He then worked in Canal Dover about two years, and a short time at Shanesville ; then returned to Eogersville and enlisted in Company K, Fifty-first O. V. I., October 13, 18^2, and served eleven months, being discharged in September, 1863. He then resumed his trade, working in Mansfield, Ashland, Nashville, Tennessee; Louisville, Kentucky; Cincinnati; Covington, Kentucky; Columbus, Ohio, w;ith Eeed, Jones & Co.; GalUon, and Ashland, Ohio; then returned to Bakersville, where he has been carrying on a flourishing business since 1869. He was married January 3, 1866, to Elizabeth Schweitzer, daughter of Valentine and Phebe (Froelich) Schweitzer, and granddaughter of Valentine Schweitzer and Nicholas. Froelich. They are the parents of seven children, namely: Phebe, Charles V., William H. (deceased), Lewis, Edward, Harry and Carrie.

BAHMEE A., Coshocton; livery man; born November 20, 1852, in Tuscarawas county, Ohio ; son of Valentine Bahmer, of French ancestry. Young Bahmer spent his childhood on the farm. At the age of fourteen he entered a store as clerk, at Bakersville, this county, and continued six years, when he went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and clerked in a provision store until 1877, when he came to this city and engaged in his present business. Mr. Bahmer was married to Miss Sarah M. Mizer, daughter of William Mizer, of Adams township. The result of this union was five children, all living, viz : Freeling H., Harriett Belle, Catherine E., Michael V. and Josephine E. Mr. Bahmer keeps an average of about seven horses, with rigs to suit, such as barouches, buggies, wagons, sleighs, etc., and is doing a very fair business in feeding and caring for most of the best horses in town. He is the owner of Jerry Hadwig, who has a public record of 2:35, trotting, and can to-day beat his record several seconds.

BAILEY STEWAET, Tiverton township ; farmer; postoffice, Gann, Knox county; born December 1, 1853, in this county. His father was born in 1802, in Muskingum county, Ohio, and was married September 11, 1826, to Miss Phoebe Kichards, of Holmes county, who was born September 7, 1810. He came to this county in 1836. She died November 15, 1847. They were the parents of eleven children. He was married June 20, 1848, to Miss P. W. Humphrey, of this county, who was born April 15, 1818, and died January 8, 1877. They were the parents of eight children. The subject of this sketch being the fourth.

BAIKD GEOEGE, Jackson township ; farmer; postoffice, Eoscoe, Ohio; son of William and Nancy Baird; was born May 1, 1808, in Wes1> moreland county, Pennsylvania. He came to Ohio . in 1828, and has since remained. The country was then a wilderness of woods, with few settlers and plenty of wild arjimals. Mr.. Baird was married in 1837 to Miss Elizabeth Clark, who was born in Virginia, but principally raised in this county. Whey became the parents of ten children, eight of whom are living, viz: Keziah, Nancy J., Louisa, Rachel, William, George, John, James (deceased), and Josiah. Mr. Clark's father served in the revolutionary war. He now owns a fine farm in the Walhonding valley.

BAKER B. LANE, Linton township; farmer; born in Linton township, November 17, 1818; son of Rezin and Mary (Addy) Baker, daughter of William Addy, one of the earliest settlers of Linton township. Mr. Baker was married in 1849 to Melinda Loos, daughter of John Loos. Five of his ten children survive, viz : Mary Ellen, Barbara Ada, William A., John H. and Jessie. He has served a term of three years as county surveyor, and has just been re-elected to a second term.

BAKER ISAAC, Monroe township ; was born February 21, 1836, in Knox county, Ohio. He is a son of William and Mary (Ankney) Baker, grandson of George and Susan (Brollier) Ankney; was born and brought up on a farm; educated partly in district schools and partly at Millwood tod Danville. Hec taught school three terms then engaged as clerk with Robert Mo- Cloud in a general merchandise store, where he continued for some tirrte. He then bought Mc- Cloud's goods and went into the business himself,'in 1864, where he remained till 1866, when he sold out and moved to Spring Mountain, Coshocton county, and engaged in the same business with Ed. Lybarger, and is there at present doing a very good business Mr. Baker was married first to Miss Adelia Shroyer in 1864. The children by this marriage are : Edwin W. and Claude A. Mrs. Baker died Oqtober 11, 1878. After the death of Mr. Baker's first wife he married Hattie A. Hogle, September 1, 1880, daughter of John Hogle.

BALCH GEORGE, miller; postoffice. Canal Lewisville, Ohio ; was born May 4. 1838, in Clay township, Knox county; son of John W. and Malinda (Hull) Balch. His father was a native of New York State, and his mother of Pennsylvania. Mr. Balch's first occupation was a sawyer, but has successfully followed carpentering, millwrighting and farming. He came to this county in 1862 and remained in the county to the present time, with the exceptions of the years 1865-6- 7 he lived in Missouri. Mr. Balch was married September 19, 1865, to Miss Nancy, daughter of John and Elizabeth Boyd, of White Eyes township. They are the parents of eight children, viz : Charles H., deceased, Emma, (twins), Nannie Eda, Laura Malissa, Lola Jane and Lucius J. The last three are triplets, growing well, of good health and ordinary size. At about eight years old they were all of exactly the same weight. At present Mr. Balch is principal owner of the fine flouring mill in Lafayette township, where the Conotten Valley railroad crosses the canal.

BALO FRANCIS, Virginia township; born in Switzerland, November 18, 1810; settled in this county in 1853; son of Francis and Susanah Balo. He was married October 24, 1835, to Elizabeth Strom, daughter of David and Anna Strom. Their union has been blessed with seven children five of whom are living and two dead. Abram died in the army. Postoffice, Adams' Mills.

BALO STEPHEN, Virginia township;, born in Switzerland, in 1836; son of Francis and Elizabeth Balo ; married in 1865 to Martha Bird. Their union has been blessed with six children, all of whom are living. Mr. Balo is a farmer.- Postoffice, Adams' Mill.

BALO DAVID, Virginia township; born in Switzerland in 1837 ; settled in Coshocton county in 1853; a son of Francis and Elizabeth Balo, and was married, in 1860, to Mariah J. Newell, daughter of Alexander and Jane Newell. He enlisted August 2, 1862, in company H, Ninety-seventh regiment Army of the Cumberland, and participateli in the battles of Perrysville, Chattanooga, Mission Ridge, Tunnell Hill, Reseca, Dallas, Spermey Camp, Peach Tree Creek, Kenesaw, Atlanta, Jonesboro', Spring Hill, Franklin, Nashville and Lovejoy Station. Mr. Balo was discharged June 15, 1864, at J>rashville. He has been blessed with five children, four of whom are living and one dead. Postoffice, Adams' Mills.

BANKS BENJAMIN, Linton to wnship ; farmer ; born in Maryland, in 1821; son of Samuel and Mary (Piper) Banks, the youngest of eight children. When about fifteen months old, he came with his parents to Linton township. His father died the same year in which he came to Ohio; his mother survived until March, 1870. Mr. Banks was married in 1846, to Elizabeth Johnson, daughter of James Johnson, formerly of this township. Children - Samuel (deceased), Bagan, Sarah Jane, Mary, Martha, Ellen, Dwight (deceased) and Seldon. He was married in 1864 to Frances C. Glenn, daughter of John Glenn, of Linton townsHip. By this marriage, he had four children - Clara, Maggie, Laura and John B. His wife died March 4, 1876.

BABCROFT ELIAS B., Franklin township; born in Jefferson county, Ohio, August 80, 1820; so'i of Lee J. B;ircroft. In 1836, he moved, with his father's family, to Lafayette township ; learned the wagonmaker trade, in Linton township, and